Blogs about: Donor Retention
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I want my two dollars!*
My friend Jonathan put this question up for discussion: “As a ’development’ ploy, a charity sends a two dollar check, asking that the recipient not cash it and donate instead. Cash i… more →
Occam's Raiser
I want my two dollars!*
wrote 3 weeks ago: My friend Jonathan put this question up for discussion: “As a ’development’ ploy, … more →
Donor Retention
wrote 2 months ago: What is the #1 problem facing the United States’ nonprofit sector? According to Adrian Sargean … more →
The Summer of Social Good, a thoughtful and thorough response, and my consideration
wrote 5 months ago: First I read: http://philanthropy.com/news/prospecting/8739/an-expert-on-social-media-seeks-to-rais … more →
Donor appreciation
wrote 8 months ago: Ok, I’m going to rant for a minute . . . Our organization received a generous $100 contributio … more →
I got a call!
wrote 8 months ago: I got a call fundraising call yesterday. Because I am a freak, this was an exciting moment for me, … more →
Why didn't he give this year?
wrote 8 months ago: In response to a question posed about best practices for donor reclamation, I did not address appeal … more →
What American Burger Bar Can Teach Us About Keeping Donors Happy
wrote 8 months ago: I got a great refresher on keeping donors happy this week. It happened while I was out at lunch wit … more →
Crikey! Help us help ourselves!
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wrote 8 months ago: Short rant-y bit. Some of the methods we fundraisers use to get information out to our audiences are … more →
HAHD Kick-off ... and I'm already filching from other media ...
wrote 8 months ago: I was asked to post a little bit about myself for a conference website. It’s fitting, I think … more →
Donor motivation internal dialogue, Colbert-style
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wrote 9 months ago: I am struggling with a study on donor guilt — how does it feel to be a consistent annual dono … more →
Post-AFP International Conference 2009 - notes & observations
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wrote 9 months ago: The 2009 AFP conference in New Orleans is but an 8-hour old memory. But I am already thinking about … more →
Retaining Your Best Donors in a Down Economy
wrote 9 months ago: The Chronicle of Philanthropy posted this very insightful discussion today (3/31/09). Retaining Your … more →
Moving things along...
wrote 9 months ago: I’ve got to put the link up for the new USPS postal rates going into effect on May 11, 2009 … more →
Building a Fund-raising Mousetrap: a model study of appeal cost-effectiveness
wrote 1 year ago: So, if a big company is interested in underwriting a very large study on the cost-effectiveness of c … more →
Why donors stop giving
wrote 2 years ago: The Indiana University Center on Philanthropy recently revealed the tops reasons why lapsed donors q … more →
Great source for foundation funding annoucements
wrote 2 years ago: The PDN Philanthhropy News Digest, a feature of The Foundation Center, is published every Friday aft … more →
How to keep the first time donor
wrote 3 years ago: The November 23, 2006 issue of the Chronicle of Philanthropy has a terrific article on donor fatigue … more →
Treatment of donors, key to repeat support
wrote 3 years ago: A vital part of any fundraising program must be the retention of donors. Given substantial acquisiti … more →
